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Auction 43  10 Jan 2018
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Lot 1101

Starting price: 10 800 USD
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Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), silver "Dutch" Sixpence, 1658. Engraved after Thomas Simon's design, struck in the Low Countries c.1700, laureate and draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, OLIVAR. D. GR. P. ANG. SCO. HIB. PRO rev. inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date either side of top crown, PAX. QVÆRITVR. BELLO edge, plain, weight 5.98g (ESC 1506; Bull 263 R4; Lessen M41; N 2748ii; S 3229 note; cf.KM PnE27). Some light hairline marks in the fields, toned extremely fine, very rare; in NGC holder graded AU 55, Pop 1; only 3 graded higher at NGC, 1 in AU-58, 1 in MS-61, 1 in MS-62. The only other slabbed example is a PCGS PR-65. Estimated Value $13,500

NGC certification 2722134-003. Lessen gives an estimate of less than fifty examples in existence.
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